2666: To reach the final of first Grand Slam of the year 2000, Martina Hingis defeated
(a) Lindsay Davenport
(b) Jennifer Capriati
(c) Sarena Williams
(d) Conchita Martinez
2667: Who among the following wrote the book Ayodhya : 6 December 1992 ?
(a) Arun Shourie
(b) Jaswant Singh
(c) Chandra Shekhar
(d) P. V. Narasimha Rao
2668: With reference to Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) sometimes mentioned in the news while forecasting Indian monsoon, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. IOD phenomenon is characterized by a difference in sea surface temperature between tropical Western Indian Ocean and tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean.
2. An IOD phenomenon can influence an El Ninos impact on the monsoon.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
2669: Norman Ernest Borlaug who is regarded as the father of the Green Revolution in India is from which country?
(a) Mexico
(b) USA
(c) New Zealand
(d) Australia
2670: In a factory, quality assurance test is conducted on various samples for a specific characteristic value of the product. The values and the number of samples are as given in the following table :
Characteristic value, X No. of Samples
10 3
11 7
12 10
13 15
14 28
15 33
16 24
17 11
18 10
19 6
20 3
Consider the following statements based on the table :
I. The probability that X ≤ 15 is 0.64.
II. The probability that 13 < X ≤ 17 is greater than 0.64.
III. The probability that X = 15 is less than 0.22.
Which of the above statements is/are not true?
(a) I alone
(b) I and II
(c) II and III
(d) I, II and III